Daveskater
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That's true, but if they then refused to pay out then you would be thoroughly gutted and unless you had lots of money saved away to pay for a new car and the insurance, then you'd be without one for a while.
I'd rather know that they were covered and not risk it 
Numberwang!
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I like you Dave, you are a man of men
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l15ter
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hmm yea but wouldnt bother me not having a car if i was in a serious crash, at least get some up to date hub caps, not ones that are older than the car 
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pow
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Stop smapping hs thread, idiot.
Insurance IMO wouldnt bat an eyelid at some Sport alloys or something on the car.
Looks nice, just keep it clean and add things to it slowly. Have a peek in my garage at my Arden Blue beast (I miss her).
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l15ter
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
Stop smapping hs thread, idiot.
Insurance IMO wouldnt bat an eyelid at some Sport alloys or something on the car.
Looks nice, just keep it clean and add things to it slowly. Have a peek in my garage at my Arden Blue beast (I miss her).
dnt call me a prick, u dnt know me, you werent involved, and there was no need for it..OK?
they only asked some thing about insurance with wheels, its up to what they do it about, and and vauxhall alloys will effect it, the car has to meet manufacture spec, and if the car didnt come out of production with alloys or anything else like it then insurance wont pay out for it..but if you dnt mind changing insurance companys i know that quinn dont bump your insurance up because of your alloys etc
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Daveskater
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I'm not too fond of the trims (they do look pretty dated  ) but if I can get hold of some reasonably priced alloys (either Corsa C SRi ones or Softstars) and the insurance is ok with it then the trims might as well stay for now.
Cheers pow, I like yours, the first pic in your garage is brilliant
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Corsa_Scotty
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iirc you can go up 3 sizes without affecting insurance as thats what my mate done but i dont know who hes with
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l15ter
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spoke to may mate whos with quinn, he had a 1.4 clio and told them about this alloys, but nearly a year later he changed cars and got a 1.4 polo and told them about the alloys, coilover and back box and he said that his insurance didnt go up
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Daveskater
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Cheers Scotty, I'll have to ring them and ask, if that is the case then 16" softstars here I come 
Do Quin do special modified car insurance though, I never heard of them before I came here, maybe that's why it didn't affect it, I don't know. I don't know what Lloyds TSB's policy is on mods, but it's probably the same as whatever Churchill's is.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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l15ter
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yea quinn are good, they wont bump up your insurance with mods that are just looks, like alloys, lowering, back box (not full system) but my mate has a clio insured with them and he paying a lot coz of the exhaust system and bucket seats..and things that wil increase BHP then you insurance will go up..hope it helps and btw gd choise wiv softstarts
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Daveskater
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I'm going to give the insurance a ring tomorrow as long as I don't get back from work too late, and I have to ring the bike insurance about something too.
Hopefully they'll say "Yup, alloys are no problem" because I think I like Softstars way too much 
After that it's just the colour coding of bumpers and arches  Probably not for a couple of months though.
[Edited on 06-07-2008 by Daveskater]
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Daveskater
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This thread needs a bit of an update
Well since July I've:
Bought Softstars
Went to Trax
Had it on a rolling road
Took the side bit off the airbox
Went to a meet
[img]http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/7764/DSCF0127.jpg/img]
Damaged one of wheels (will be getting repaired soon, can't see it too great in the pic but it's dented)
Had the axle replaced
Before:
The replacement (scrap yard special)
Put the steelies back on
Went to another meet
Had a big arch gap
Got rid of the arch gap
Took some pictures
Went to another meet
And here we are
Pics of the suspension change:
Not my arms btw That's my mate
The end
For now 
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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am4nf
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tut tut dave
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Daveskater
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I should probably update this, huh 
Going to bed now, it can wait until tomorrow
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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am4nf
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Get it done
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Daveskater
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Well then, where do I start
I decided that the Spax kit was not great on comfort and a bit past its sell by date, so got a brand new Apex -60mm kit
Which lowered it as such (bearing in mind there's a wheel in the boot):
Then PVS came:
Another meet after someone decided to relieve me of a pesky arch trim:
A new sticker :
Exhaust reducer FINALLY made to fit
Basically I had to cut one half of it off and then it fit perfectly:
Night time pics:
Then the wheel finally got refurbed in August so that got put back on after a trip all the way up to Swindon and back which took far longer than it should have, partially because of traffic, and partially because I somehow went straight past the junction that I wanted on the motorway and had to go up to the next one and turn round
And then a field:
Then our very own Rich H came over and did his thing:
And to compliment the sparklingly clean car, I got a new numberplate light lens from Vaux themselves for around about £2.50:
And then I bonded the spoiler on with tiger Seal, which had wanted doing for a long time:
Which now adorns the rear of the car like so:
No proper pics since Rich has been here yet, but I'm sure there will be some eventually
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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am4nf
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much better bud 
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Minty_Fresh
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loadss better mate..
just debadge the rear and remove all those stickers
[Edited on 31-10-2009 by mk4_boy]
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Daveskater
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Cheers guys, not quite the route I initially intended to go down with the car, but I'm happy with it anyway 
I don't really know why but I kind of like the badges a bit Plus barely any cars on here have badges And I like my stickers Although they will come off before I sell it.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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